Bookabourdie Q-land* 3D proof of concept study; mapping sand thickness and sand quality in the Cooper Basin

Abstract

The Cooper Basin is the location of the largest conventional onshore hydrocarbon reserves in Australia and was discovered in the 1960?s. Drilling, in the Cooper Basin, has shown the reservoir sands to be very variable both in terms of thickness and sand quality. While 3D seismic has been acquired extensively in the area, resulting datasets have struggled to provide the detail to allow accurate prediction of the reservoir sand quality. This paper presents the results of a pilot study to assess whether high end acquisition and processing techniques in conjunction with a fully integrated approach from survey design through generation of reservoir attributes, could fulfil the objective of mapping the reservoir sands.